Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to incorporate the Saint John Mechanics’ Institute. Passed 23d March 1839. | 2 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1839 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Saint John Mechanics’ Institute. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Ordinance to extend certain privileges therein-mentioned to the Ministers of the Methodist New Connexion, and the Congregations under their care. | 2 Victoria Chapter 17 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the Ministers of the Methodist New Connexion, Reverend John Addyman, and the Reverend John Hutchinson, are authorised to keep Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, under such rules and regulations outlined in the Ordinance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Henri Vallotte of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Alfred Rambau, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 11 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Alfred Rambau of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to Incorporate the Canada Marine Insurance Company. | 2 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance establishes the "Canada Marine Insurance Company” as a body politic and corporate and outlines how the company should function and the regulations the company is subject to, including the President and Directors' role and how administration is to be carried out. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Assistant Judge, appointed in lieu of the Resident Judge of the District of Three-Rivers, to sit and act in the Court of King’s Bench for the District of Saint Francis, in this Province, and to explain a certain Act therein mentioned, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for an Assistant Judge to be appointed in place of the Resident Judge of the District of Trois-Rivières, Joseph Remi Vallieres de St. Real, esquire, and clarifies the terms of another Act therein mentioned. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to declare that the second Chapter of the Statutes of the Parliament of England, passed in the thirty-first year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, is not, nor has ever been, in force in this Province, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 3) | 1838 | This Ordinance clarifies that “An Act for the better securing the liberty of the subject, and for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas;” is not in force in Lower Canada, and that, as such, John Jeffreys and Thomas Ainslie Young, being held under the terms of the said Act, are to be discharged. This Act also discharges George Bowles, as explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to appropriate certain sums, annually, to enable Her Majesty to defray the expense of Pensions conferred on the Honorable Jonathan Sewell Esquire and the Honorable James Reid Esquire. | 2 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides a sum of one thousand pounds to be paid annually to Jonathan Sewell after his retirement and a sum of seven hundred and thirty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence to James Reid during his natural life. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize certain Banks therein named to suspend Specie Payments in certain cases. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, any Bank within the Province that ceases to redeem its notes in the current coin of the Province is not to be compelled to cease its operations, within the terms as described. Measures relating to the suspension of Cash Payments are outlined. A form for obtaining the general statement of affairs for banking branches is included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the security of the Province of Lower Canada. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance names several persons charged with High Treason in custody who are to be transported to Bermuda and prevented from reentering Lower Canada, under the conditions outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of certain sums of money to sundry persons, for expenses incurred in the erection and completion of the Public Buildings. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1838 | This act grants sums of money to various individuals who are owed due to expenses incurred while working on various building projects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Her Majesty to remunerate Henry Smith, Esquire, Warden of the Provincial Penitentiary, for past services performed and disbursements made by him, and to increase the Salary of that Officer. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1838 | This act not only provides a salary Henry Smith, the warden of the provincial penitentiary, it assures an annual salary of three hundred pounds, a raise of almost one hundred pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to William Hust, as a compensation for loss of time, in consequence of a wound received by him while engaged in capturing a band of Rebels. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to William Hust, who was injured while capturing rebels during the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Pension to the Widows of the late Captains James Macnabb, and William Church. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to the respective widows and children of Captain James MacNabb and William Church, who were both killed in the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a Pension to the Widow and Children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to the widow and children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie, who was killed in the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Pension to Sheppard McCormick. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to Sheppard McCormick, a retired Lieutenant of the royal navy, who was injured in the Caroline affair. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a retired allowance to Colonel Coffin, Adjutant General of Militia. Passed 6th March, 1833. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1838 | This act provides a pension to Colonel Coffin, who is retiring from the militia. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of Pensions to certain Militia during the late War with the United States of America, under certain restrictions. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1838 | This act allows a military pension to the veterans named. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the admission of John Prince, Esquire, to practise as a Barrister and Attorney within this Province. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1838 | This act allows John Prince to practice as a barrister and attorney within the province without any of the delays usually required by provincial law, due to his good conduct. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Surveyor of Highways in and for the County of Wentworth, to convey to Allan N. MacNab, Esquire, certain allowances for Road in the Township of Barton, in the District of Gore. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1838 | This act authorises the surveyor for the county of Wentworth to grant a certain amount of land back to Allan MacNab after having discovered that part of a road has been built on his land without proper compensation. | Early Canadiana Online |